Some people have asked how I make the glasses. It's really hard to make a tutorial without a second person to do the photography - but I thought I'd post some pics of my workshop.

This is a glass etching cabinet from etchmaster (background) with a pressurized sandblaster (foreground). Note the stool and shelving for size comparison. The large black thing behind the cabinet is a vacuum/filter unit.

Those holes in the front of the cabinet have built-in gloves - the glass/flask/etc goes in the cabinet and is held with those gloves. The air comes from a compressor (not shown) into the pressure blaster, which also contains abrasive. The pressurized abrasive and air enter the cabinet through the large black hose you see at the front. At the end of that hose (inside the cabinet) is a nozzle, which I use like an airbrush tool on the glass itself.

My setup (save compressor) was bought from etchmaster (etchmaster.com) and I endorse them wholeheartedly. They are amazing- their products are super high-quality and their service is beyond description (once, I had a problem with my blaster - I called up and got some suggestions of how to fix it, the next day *they called me* to ask if I had figured it out). However, if you are just starting out - this setup is very expensive. Feel free to send me a note and I'll give you some tips on how to start experimenting on a budget. For reference - my first sandblasting setup involved salvaged materials, carpet-tape, and thirteen dollars.